New views of Mercury in infrared! 🔥
BepiColombo flew past Mercury for the fifth time on 1 December 2024.
During this flyby, BepiColombo gathered more data on the mysterious planet and its surroundings. Aside from taking some ‘regular’ photos of the planet and measuring particles and electromagnetic fields in the space around it, this flyby was the first time that any spacecraft imaged Mercury in mid-infrared wavelengths of light.
BepiColombo will pass much closer to Mercury’s north pole during its final flyby of Mercury on 8 January 2025, its last visit before arriving to enter orbit about the planet in November 2026.
📹 ESA – European Space Agency
📸 MERTIS/DLR/University of Münster & NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington
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Thank you for sharing ESA!
I am surprised that ESA would make some of the statements in the video given that ESA is fully aware of NASA's MESSENGER. I am not knocking this mission as I am sure it will deliver 10X the science of MESSENGER, but you might want to dial back claims like "first ever" or clarify them some.
Been watching Scott Manley talk about Bepicolombo, so appreciate the Glaswegian accent on this vid as well. Thanks to YouTube, there can only be Scottish pronunciation of this mission.
Ah yes! Very clear 😂
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I know that in the future life many wonderful discoveries will be revealed to us. The universe opens up for those who want to see it. 👀🔭🚀🌌❤️
Certaines images font vraiment penser à la lune !